Online Court Resources

Resources for the Lancaster County Magisterial District Court 02-1-03 as well as online resources applicable to courts generally in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and resources applicable to all courts in Pennsylvania.

Published opinions and orders

Forms and related information

View and download various form packets and instructions for use in Lancaster County courts from the Lancaster County Court Self Help Center. Links to additional information about emancipation of minors and guardianships are in the left column.

View and download various civil, criminal, expungement, landlord-tenant, record request, protection from abuse, Orphans' Court, dependency, and other forms for use in Court of Common Pleas and Magisterial District Court. Some form instructions are included.

Domestic Violence Services provides emergency shelter, counseling, a legal clinic, transitional housing, and other services to victims of domestic violence. Answers to frequently asked questions and links to forms and additional online resources are at the bottom of the page.

The Lancaster County District Attorney's Office offers information about its DUI and Non-DUI Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) programs, which can allow some first-time offenders to avoid a trial and conviction. Information about driver's license suspensions is also available.

Search Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence, Rules of Civil Procedure (General and Orphans' Court), Rules of Criminal Procedure, Juvenile Rules, and Minor Court Civil Rules (Magisterial District Courts and Philadelphia Municipal Court) by keyword, or browse by table of contents. Court Rules are part the Pennsylvania Code, a compilation of administrative rules. Court Rules are found in titles 225 through 246, the last titles in the compilation.

The Pennsylvania Bar Association offers consumer information pamphlets on a variety of legal topics, public information campaign links, answers to frequently asked questions about working with a lawyer, and a legal guide for senior citizens.

View information about domestic violence, find links to state and national resources, learn about domestic violence by topic or from a downloadable publication, and find local shelters and other domestic violence services by county.

Search the official Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes by keyword or citation, or browse by table of contents. Search the Unconsolidated Statutes by keyword or act number, or browse by act name. Browse the Constitution by table of contents.

Search the unofficial version of Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes by keyword or statute number, or browse by table of contents. Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes (P.S.) are an unofficial compilation of laws that have not been consolidated by the legislature into the official Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes.

Legal aid, free services, lawyer referral

The Lancaster County District Attorney's Office offers information about its Bad Check Restitution Program, with instructions for filing a report, eligibility criteria, tips for merchants, required forms, and a link to online filing for victims and online payments for check writers. A victim telephone hotline is also provided.

The Lancaster County District Attorney's Office Victim & Witness Services program provides crime victims and witnesses with court handbooks, a description of the court process, case status notification, court accompaniment, counseling, referrals, and assistance with applications for return of property and victims' compensation. See links in the left column for additional information about child abuse cases, restitution, victims' compensation, and victims' rights.

MidPenn Legal Services provides free civil legal advice, counseling, and representation for income-eligible residents of some central Pennsylvania counties. Some offices offer legal advice by telephone as well as in-person assistance. Click "Staff/Locations" in the left column for a directory of local offices

The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Public Protection Division offers information about its services, including legal action based on complaints, a mediated restitution program, a specialized Health Care Section, and links to complaint forms and brochures.

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